Babies in the office....
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Am I the only one that thinks this is wrong? We regularly get employees that have gone on maternity leave bringing their babies into the office and bleating on about them.
I work in an open-plan office and take calls regularly and when you get a group of women (never see a guy), banging on about nappy varieties or tips on teething, it gets seriously annoying. Luckily in this occasion, the child didn't cry, but it's not uncommon they do.
I was chastised today as I told a group of women I was in a call and if they could take their social elsewhere. I was given looks that would kill and asked if "I liked children or was just a grumpy sod".
I love kids, but it's a f
king office and not a social area! Anyone else have to put up with this nonsense?
I work in an open-plan office and take calls regularly and when you get a group of women (never see a guy), banging on about nappy varieties or tips on teething, it gets seriously annoying. Luckily in this occasion, the child didn't cry, but it's not uncommon they do.
I was chastised today as I told a group of women I was in a call and if they could take their social elsewhere. I was given looks that would kill and asked if "I liked children or was just a grumpy sod".
I love kids, but it's a f
king office and not a social area! Anyone else have to put up with this nonsense?
I'm with the OP on this.
If I brought my new car into the office to show the lads and started chatting about it and revving the engine I'd get a bking but somehow a squawking child is acceptable.
They should take them to somehere outside the office where those who want to see the joint of meat can view it in their own time. It would sort out those who are genuinely interested in the st machine and those who just wanted a skive for 5 (read as 50) minutes.
If I brought my new car into the office to show the lads and started chatting about it and revving the engine I'd get a b
king but somehow a squawking child is acceptable.They should take them to somehere outside the office where those who want to see the joint of meat can view it in their own time. It would sort out those who are genuinely interested in the s
t machine and those who just wanted a skive for 5 (read as 50) minutes.Edited by Tyre Tread on Thursday 31st July 13:15
beanbag said:
Am I the only one that thinks this is wrong? We regularly get employees that have gone on maternity leave bringing their babies into the office and bleating on about them.
I work in an open-plan office and take calls regularly and when you get a group of women (never see a guy), banging on about nappy varieties or tips on teething, it gets seriously annoying. Luckily in this occasion, the child didn't cry, but it's not uncommon they do.
I was chastised today as I told a group of women I was in a call and if they could take their social elsewhere. I was given looks that would kill and asked if "I liked children or was just a grumpy sod".
I love kids, but it's a fking office and not a social area! Anyone else have to put up with this nonsense?
coochy cooI work in an open-plan office and take calls regularly and when you get a group of women (never see a guy), banging on about nappy varieties or tips on teething, it gets seriously annoying. Luckily in this occasion, the child didn't cry, but it's not uncommon they do.
I was chastised today as I told a group of women I was in a call and if they could take their social elsewhere. I was given looks that would kill and asked if "I liked children or was just a grumpy sod".
I love kids, but it's a f
king office and not a social area! Anyone else have to put up with this nonsense?We have a staff member bringing in her new baby soon. Can't wait. Babies are cool, just like regular people but smaller.
When women bring in their babies to our office, everyone wants to get involved, men and women.
I agree they need to move away from anyone on the phone, but that aside, more babies in offices I say.
When women bring in their babies to our office, everyone wants to get involved, men and women.
I agree they need to move away from anyone on the phone, but that aside, more babies in offices I say.
beanbag said:
I work in an open-plan office and take calls regularly and when you get a group of women (never see a guy), banging on about nappy varieties or tips on teething,
Aldi are very good as an every day nappie but we do use Pampers night time nappies to get him through the night and the answer to teething is calpol and lots of it plus give them something to chew, it can be anything they really do chew anything. Little BS" was chewing the Ipad charging wire the other evening. There you go you can join in the conversations now
Like I said...I love kids, babies and all. Looking forward to having my own one day....but when I'm trying to talk to a partner on the phone or even just trying to concentrate on getting a complex report done, I don't want them around me.
We get on average about one baby appearance per day so it's just happens too often IMHO.
I don't think I'd complain if it were once in a while but I'm just getting bored of it.
We get on average about one baby appearance per day so it's just happens too often IMHO.
I don't think I'd complain if it were once in a while but I'm just getting bored of it.
What bugs me is women bringing their kids to work - and then keeping them there all day - because it's school holidays and they can't get (or don't want to pay for) childcare.
Yet they've all got flexible working, which means mornings and afternoons off whenever they like during termtime. So why they don't take the day off to look after the kid, and make up the hours in the evenings is beyond me. I've had friends lose their jobs during "restructures", where a vacant post has to be held open for a woman on maternity, but then school hols come around and the mums expect to bring the kids in, set them up playing gmes on a computer or surfing the internet or whatever.
Yet they've all got flexible working, which means mornings and afternoons off whenever they like during termtime. So why they don't take the day off to look after the kid, and make up the hours in the evenings is beyond me. I've had friends lose their jobs during "restructures", where a vacant post has to be held open for a woman on maternity, but then school hols come around and the mums expect to bring the kids in, set them up playing gmes on a computer or surfing the internet or whatever.
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